Cabinet.



No. 886,000. PATENTED APR. 28, 1908.

' L. E. HUDSONv CABINET. APPLICATION FILED MAQY13,1907.

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Witnesses: Inventorn Louis E.Huc1son.

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Inventor, I I Louis E. HCAdSOTQ,

jWJz7m Htq LOUIS E. HUDSON, OF ELLISBURG, NEW YORK.

CABINET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 28, 1908.

Application filed May 13, 1907. Serial No. 373,371.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS E. HUDSON, citizen of the United States, residing at Ellisburg, in the county of Jefferson and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cabinets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in cabinets, designed for use as office or library furniture, and the invention relates particularly to a combined type-writer table and cabinet, of the class in which the writing machine is mounted upon a movable part which may be disposed inside the cabinet to protect the machine when not in use, and which may be withdrawn from the cabinet for the purpose of operating the machine.

The object of the invention is to provide a type-writer cabinet or case, which will occupy a small space in an office or other apartment, and wherein the construction and arrangement of the device is such that a typewriter when not in use may be inclosed inside the main body of the cabinet and thus protected from dust, dirt and unnecessary iandling, and when required for use, the ma chine may be withdrawn from the cabinet in a quick and simple manner, the said cabinet also being equipped with means for storing a large stock of supplies, such as stationery and the like, within easy reach of the operator and the machine.

A further object is to provide a cabinet of the class for use by type-writer operators which is simple, compact, convenient and inexpensive, and which will stand considerable use and abuse and not get out of order.

The invention consists in features of construction and in combination of parts hereinafter particularly described and then sought to be clearly defined by the claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of the cabinet embodying my improvement, showing the movable typewriter table or leaf and copyholder extended to working position; also showing an outline view of a writing machine mounted upon the table. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the cabinet, showing the same closed. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section substantially on the line 33 of Fig. 1, showing the table withdrawn from the case, also showing the construction and arrangement of the interior of the case above the drawers, including the guides and balls upon which the table rolls when moved in and out spective detail of one of the guides which support the table in the case; also showing balls on which the table rolls when moved in either direction.

Similar characters of reference are assigned to corresponding parts throughout the several views.

In the drawings, 2 represents my cabinet complete, which is preferably made of- Wood of any suitable kind, and is comprised of the corner posts 3 and 3, the side and end panels 4, and the top 5. The several parts of the cabinet proper, may be joined and secured together by any of the well-known methods employed by cabinet-makers.

6 represents a series of drawers which are fitted in the front side of the case 2 in suitable openings. These drawers are for use in storing stationery and other supplies or tools, and may be made in any suitable form, manner and size, to serve the purposes of a cabinet of the class.

7 represents a large hollow compartment or space in the upper portion of the cabinet, preferably of a sufficient length, height and width to afford a receptacle or housing for type-writers of the different standard makes, and in order to provide for inserting the machine in and removing it from this hollow space, in a simple and convenient manner, one side or end thereof is left open at the time the cabinet is built.

8 represents a movable table or platform,

which is so arranged that when it is inserted in the cabinet it forms a level floor or bottom for the typewriter compartment 7, and when the leg, as shown.

of the cabinet, and the inner end of the table when inserted in the cabinet enters notches (not shown) formed in the corner posts 3.

In order to support and uphold the outer end of leaf 8 in a level or horizontal position when the same is withdrawn from the cabinet, a leg or standard 12 is provided, and this part is rigidly secured to the under side of the table in suitable manner, and to strengthen these parts, an angle iron or like brace 13 is disposed in the angle formed by the table and 14 represents a foot or base secured to the lower end of the standard 12, and 15 represents rollers or casters which are pivoted to the opposite ends of said foot and. capable of rolling on the floor to facilitate the ready operation of said movable parts.

Ty e-writers are rather heavy, and without tl fe rollers 15 or some like parts, it would require considerable effort for the operator to move the type-writer table back and forth, and if the floor happened to be rough, there would be danger of straining or breaking the leg 12. In order to render the move ment of table 8 still more free, I provide a series of metal balls 16, and dispose 'them in a trough or groove 17 formed in the bars 10, in such manner that the under side or edges of the table or leaf bears upon the balls when being moved in either direction. The inner end of table Sis provided with a stop 8 to prevent the same from being pulled en tirely out of the cabinet when shifting the machine for use.

18 represents a type-writer mounted upon the table or platform 8 in position for in stant use by the operator when the table is drawn out of the cabinet. The machine need not be shifted from the position shown in Fig. 1 when the table is rolled into the cabinet, as the hollow space 7 in the upper portion of the cabinet is made large enough to allow the machine to pass in and out of the o ening in the case without touching either t e to or sides. The machine maybe anchore to the table, or held in place by a se ries of small blocks 19, which have suitable sockets formed in their upper sides to re ceive the feet of the machine, or the sockets may be cut in the upper face of the table, but as the table is supported in true horizontal and level position at all times, it need not be fastened. When the type-writer is inclosed in the cabinet after a days work is done, the open side of the compartment 7 may be closed by means of a door 20, which is preferably secured to the outer end of table 8 by a pair of hinges 21, or like pivotal means, as shown. The door 20 is provided with a wing 22, rigidly secured to its rear edge at rightangles to theplane of the door, and this wing isprovided on its rear face with an L-shaped rib or cleat 23, which extends across its inner end and along one side. When the door 20 is lifted up or swung on its hinges to fill or close the open end of compartment 7, the wing 22 projects several inches into the cabinet, and then the portion 23 of the rib or cleat is disposed horizontally or parallel to the table 8.

In order to lock the door 20 in closed position and prevent access to the machine when the door from being swung open again until the table has been withdrawn. The free end 25 of stop 24 is made thin enough to yield in either direction, as a spring, when the door is closing the cleat 23 forces the blade 25 out wardly till the former comes to a horizontal position, at which time the end of the blade will spring forward and rest directly over the upper flat edge of cleat 23 and thereby prevent the tilting of the door. The door thereafter can only be opened by pulling out the table. The other arm of cleat 23 serves to fill the space between the wing 22 and the corner post.

26 represents a lock of any suitable'kind, referably one provided with a key, for use in ocking the table 8 in closed position.

To facilitate pulling out the table into working position, a suitable hand grip or pull is secured to, or formed on the under side of the outer end of the table, as indicated. by the numeral 27.

28 represents a copy-holder, which is preferably made of a piece of wood of any kind, in the peculiar shape or form shown in the drawings. This part, for convenience is supported in working position and also when at rest bymeans of a slot or opening 29 formed through the rear .corner 0st 3. outer end of the holder is forme into a knob 30, or is otherwise enlarged to an extent that will prevent the part from passing through the slot 29, and this knob also serves as'a handle for pulling the copy-holder out in position to hold the copy above and rearwardly of the type-writer. The inner end of the holder is provided with two or three notches for use to engage with a pin 33 in setting the same to different positions, as may sired. Near the outer end of the holder 28 a spring or other like clamping part 31 is disposed, for the purpose of holding a note-book or other document which is to be copied. The outer end of the spring 31 is preferably free and the copy may be inserted at this point.

To operate my cabinet, the operator will place his chair to the right of the main cabinet and pull out the type-writer table 8 to the positionshown in Figs. 1 .and 3. The

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door 21 will then stand at right-angles to the table and should first be swung outwardly and downwardly till it lies in the same direction as table 8. He may then pull out'the copy-holder 28 by taking hold of the knob 30 and adjust his note-book or other copy and all is in readiness for his work. If desired, he may dispose his note-book on the panel or door 20 to the right of the machine instead of using the holder 28; or he may use the door for his apers or any other purpose, as desired. When the operator is through using the machine, he may push the table 8 and machine back into the cabinet, close door '20 and turn the key in look 26, and this opera tion will close up and lock all of the movable parts, except the holder, and the cabinet will then have the appearance as illustrated in Fig. 2.

It is obvious that some changes or modifications may be made in the parts of the invention without departing from the spirit of the same, and I therefore do not restrict myself to the precise construction and arrangement as described and shown herein.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let ters Patent, is

1. In a typewriter cabinet, the combination with the case formed with a typewriter compartment in its upper portion and having an 0 en side thereto, of a typewriter table slidzl: through the open end thereof, and a door for closing the open end of the compartment, said door being hinged to the outer end of the le in and out of said compartment typewriter-table and provided at one end with a wing extending at right angles to the plane of the door and adapted to lie within thecompartment of the case when the door is closed, substantially as described.

2. In a typewriter cabinet, the combination with the case formed with a typewriter compartment in its upper portion and having an 0 en side thereto, of a typewriter table slidable in and out of said compartment through the open end thereof, a door hinged to the end of the table for closing the open end of the compartment, said door having at one end a wing arranged to lie within the compartment when the door is closed, and a spring-stop located within the typewriter compartment of the case in position to engage a shoulder on the wing of the door and prevent the door from tilting until the table is moved outward, substantially as described.

3. In a typewriter cabinet, the combination with the case and slidable typewriter table, of the copy-holder consisting of a slidable arm having an angular extension at one end formed with an enlarged head, the opposite end of the arm being notched, a in within the case to engage the notched end ol the arm, and a post at the rear of the case formed with an opening to receive said arm,

- substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LOUIS E. HUDSON. WVitnesses: Y EDGAR H. SIMPSON, HARRY DE l/VALLAOE. 

